To amend S. 1342 to prohibit the enforcement, issuance, or implementation of certain rules requiring prepublication review of the writings of former officers an

On Oct 20, 1983, the Senate voted 56–34 (S 1342). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 20–29, Democrats 36–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 98th Congress (1983–1984), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 56
No: 34
Did not vote: 11
Date: Oct 20, 1983

By party

Republicans20 yes · 29 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats36 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Howell Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. R-CT voted yes
Charles Harting Percy R-IL voted yes
James Danforth (Dan) Quayle R-IN voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Nancy Landon Kassebaum R-KS voted yes
Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. R-MD voted yes
William Sebastian Cohen R-ME voted yes
Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz R-MN voted yes
John Claggett Danforth R-MO voted yes
John Cornelius Stennis D-MS voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
Mark Andrews R-ND voted yes
Edward Zorinsky D-NE voted no
J. James Exon D-NE voted no
Warren Bruce Rudman R-NH voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Mark Odom Hatfield R-OR voted yes
Robert William Packwood R-OR voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
Henry John Heinz III R-PA voted yes
John Hubbard Chafee R-RI voted yes
Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC voted no
Robert Theodore Stafford R-VT voted yes
Thomas Slade Gorton III (Slade) R-WA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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